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B. H. BOOTH.

LUG BAR FOR SPRING VEHICLES.

No. 377,985. Patented Feb. 14, 1888.

WI TJV ESSES I My Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ,i;

EBENEZER H. BOOTH, or KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK.

LUG-BAR FOR SPRING-VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of'Letters Patent No, 377,985, dated February 14, 1888.

Application filed August 23, 1887. Serial No. 247,072. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Beit known that I, EBENEZER H. Boo'rH, a c1t1 zen of the United States, and a resident of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jacks 0r Lug-Bars for Spring-Vehicles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked tlhereon, which form a part of this specifica- Figure 1. of the drawings is a representatlon of this invention, and is a side view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section across the outer end of the-front axle, with the lug-bar in full lines. Fig. 3is a perspective view and a detail, and shows the lug-bar of rear axle. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are details and perspective views of different parts of the invention.

This invention relates to jacks or lug-bars for spring-vehicles; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the front axle, B the rear axle, and O the reach, of the runninggear of a wagon.

D designates one of the lug-bars or jacks for the front axle, A, which differs from the jacks or lug-bars D on the rear axle in this only, that the front lug-bars or jacks are provided with foot plates or steps to enable persons to get in and out of the wagon by .using said steps; and, further, the front lugbars, D, are provided with lugs E at theirforward ends, by which to attach the pole or shafts to the vehicle. In all other respects the four lug-bars employed are similar in construetion, and a description of one will answer for all of them.

The lug-bar D is provided with an angular bend, F, about the middle of its length, which bend is made downwardly, and-is provided with a broadened or flattened portion, F, at its bottom, upon the lower surface of which is formed a bearing, F, the said bearing being recessed transversely in its lower face to receive a small portion of the upper part of the axle.

A downwardly-curved brace, G, having eyes 9 at the upper ends of its arms G G, is secured to the under side of the axle by headed bolts H H, passed down through the broadened or plate portion F, on opposite sides of the axle and through said brace G, nutsI I being employed to secure it at these points and to hold said bolts H H in place.

The lug-bar D is'provided on its under side near each end with downwardly-projecting lugs J, and the vertical arms K K at each side.

of the angular bendF are provided with holes L, which are aligned with the holes in the lugs J.

M M are barrel-shackles between the depending arms N N, to which the, ends of the parallel springs O O are secured by the transverse bolts P, which are passed through the eyes in the ends of the spring and through the eyes in the lower ends of the depending arms N N, said bolts being held in place by nuts Q Q on their threaded outer ends. Thezupper portions, R, of the barrelshackles M M are provided with axial holes S, through which the long bolt-rod T passes when inserted to place in the curved brace and lug-bar, so that the barrel-shackles M M may oscillate thereon when the ends of the springs O O are connected to said barrelshackles.

The long bolt-rod 'I, in addition to serving as bearings for the barrel-shackles, forms a tie for the curved brace, as well as the jack itself.

These jacks are made light or heavy, to

suit the style or kind of vehicle on which they are to be used. The lug-bars are prevented from slipping on the axle by dowel l. The combination, with the lug-bar having the middle depression with bolt-holes in the vertical arms thereof, and the lugs on its under face near its opposite ends, of the downwardly-curved brace, the barrel-shackles, and and the barrel-shackles, substantially as specithe long bolt-rod passed through the lug-bar fied. I and barrel-shackles and secured in place by In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in nuts, substantially as specified. presence of two witnesses.

2. The combination, with the axle, of the EBENEZEB H. BOOTH. lug-bar, recessed in the under face of its Vitnesses:

middle downwardly-projeoting portion, the O. L. KEELER,

downwardlycurved brace, the long. bolt-rod, S. B. BALL. 

